Marine Sunday

REPORTED BY KEN WONG
Venue: Victoria School
Final Score: 3 - 2
Scorers: Elango(x01), Gary(x01), Osman(x01), Ken (x01 OG)
Man of match: Mark Teo
Yellow Cards: Yang Song, Mark Penu
Injuries: Rosk (Calf - Return date unknown yet)

Starting XI
GK: Kumar
Def (L-R): Hans, Rosk, Mark Penu, Dennis
Mid (L-R): Osman, Yang Song, Mark Teo, Irwin
Att: Elango, Kim Chuan

Game started with both teams playing fluent passing football.

Marine Sunday had their first real chance in the first corner of the game. ODS made a mess from the clearance in the penalty area, and there was a shot on goal with Kumar beaten. But luckily, Dennis was there to clear the ball off the line...
In the next corner awarded to Marine Sunday, ODS somehow failed to really clear the ball again. But ODS got lucky again this time, when a shot from outside the penalty box cannoned off the crossbar and out for a goal kick.

ODS replied back firmly with Osman hitting the crossbar too at the other end of the pitch.

Marine Sunday drew first blood, when their striker managed to squeeze a shot in between 2defenders and left Kumar helpless, as he stood rooted and watched the ball fly pass him into the back of the net.

After the restart, ODS began to settle down more and played the ball around more beautifully. After a brilliant one-two, Elango was put through on goal, and using his left foot, he placed the shot low and past the keeper into the bottom right corner for the equaliser.

Shortly after, Rosk pulled his calf and had to be replaced by Kieran.
Punished by the hot scorching sun, Dennis had to take himself off the field and was replaced by Ken.

Half Time
2nd Half XI
GK: Kumar
Def (L-R): Yang Song, Mark Penu, Kieran, Ken
Mid (L-R): Osman, Wee Kiat, Mark Teo, Aidil
Att: Sng, Gary

ODS got the 2nd goal after a tame low shot was fumbled by Marine Sunday keeper, who gifted Gary his goal, when he dropped the ball onto Gary, who followed through brilliantly and pushed the ball into the back of the net.

Kumar was then replaced by Dennis, Sng was replaced by Kim Chuan.

Marine Sunday got their equaliser from an unfortunate own goal by Ken.
Marine Sunday was attacking down the flank on their right. And ODS shifted towards the left, and Ken was in the centre. A cross from Marine Sunday right winger had Kieran beaten, and Ken was the last man. Ken then tried run diagonally towards the goal line and tried to clear the float ball to the side with his right foot. He was unlucky that the ball skimmed off the inside of the of this foot and went towards his own goal. Dennis who came off the line probably trying to catch the ball, went scrambling back. But the ball was beyond his reach.

Sng then made some tactical changes saw Irwin coming in for Kim Chuan, and Osman moving upwards more as a free role.
Osman then had a chance from a free kick. Again, Marine Sunday made a mess out of the shot, with the ball bonucing right in front of him. He dropped the ball in the six yards box in front of 3ODS players who somehow managed to miss the target from that range.

ODS was not to be denied the winner in this game. The winner came from Osman.

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Next game against Marine Castle (Veteran team).
After the game, we will head down to Changi for a chalet.